RAISING PRE FLOP

explanty

After listening to Tikays advice on the Poker Channel, i have taking his advice by raising pre flop, with AK AQ etc.  and every time i do it i have never hit one of my cards yet, some one usually wins with 22, 55 etc. Am i just unlucky or is Sky poker an unreal site for the way the cards are distributed?

silverjack

You are just unlucky.....keep plying it right.......you will profit in the long run......recently i raised pre with AK got a call board was magic...AKK....omg the nuts.....other dude had KJ sweet action.....all in and snap call by me....woohoo....doubled up to 30 quid.....so chin up play them right they will hit big for you.

Tikay10

In Response to RAISING PRE FLOP:

After listening to Tikays advice on the Poker Channel, i have taking his advice by raising pre flop, with AK AQ etc.  and every time i do it i have never hit one of my cards yet, some one usually wins with 22, 55 etc. Am i just unlucky or is Sky poker an unreal site for the way the cards are distributed?
Posted by explanty

That's the way poker works, Live, & Online, the world over.

You need to "hit" with AK or AQ, as it's losing to 22 & 55.

If you get to see all 5 board cards, you are slightly less than even money to hit one of your 6 outs, though the made hands (22, 55 etc) can also improve by setting up.

So, providing you see all 5 board Cards you will, on average, win 1 times in 2 with AK or AQ v an Underpair. And you will lose 1 time in 2!